Captive Behavior Of Wolves In The Wild

Wolves in the wild hunt large animals such as bison and deer, through this prey they obtain most of their required essential vitamins. (Wildlife, 1994) Calcium is one of their required minerals that they obtain from the bones of their prey, this is neglected in their captive diet as whole prey is not given to the wolves, so they lack the sufficient amount of bones. Instead they are given calcium supplements in the form of formulated biscuits and shanks of deer. (Zoo, 2014) The lack of bones in their diet means they cannot perform their natural behaviour of gnawing on bones which keeps their teeth strong and clean.
2.1 Aggression
Higher aggression levels are more commonly present in captive wolves than wild. This

Also even if the alpha accepts the surrender then the scent of the beta is still in his territory, constantly putting him in inescapable danger. For the wolf’s welfare, the limit of space equals

The captive eniviroment effects the behaviour of wolves in that they are unable to express their natural behaviours such as a social heirachy. They are aextemly sociable creatures, so much so that being a lone wolf without a pack often results in the individual dying. This is due to the inability to hunt and kill large prey ssuch as deer or buffalo, which is what the wolf is accustom to. -Socaily structures are very important in a wolfs life as ‘a social enviroment provides a challenge and a support to the